Machine for setting rows of plants deeper



April 25, 1933. DENSTADT ET AL 1,906,139

MACHINE FOR SETTING ROWS OF PLANTS DEEPER Original Filed March 15 1929 Patented Apr. 25, 1933 v c HEBMANN DENSTADT, rmnnnrcn nmrsrim, Ann MAX wnrcnnn'r, or NEUBRANDENBURG, GERMANY MACHINE FOB SETTING RCWS OF PLANTS DEEPER Application filed March 15, 1929, Serial No. 347,376, and in Germany October 9, 1928. Renewed November 19, 1932.

The present invention relates to a machine Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken on the for promoting the growth of drill seeds, parline I-I of Fig. 2; ticularly corn, by setting the rows of the Fig. 4 is a section on line IIII of Fig. 2; plants deeper into the ground, so that the Fig. 5 is a section on line III-III of Fig.

1 6 root-stock, which is located above the 2; and I ground, will be removed or forced into the Fig. 6 is a section through the working soil. ground afterit has been smoothed overby a This deep planting of the stock has first harrow. the purpose to promote the growth of roots The frame a of the-carriage is supported 10 and stalks and to take away the root-stocks by four wheels 6' and may be drawn along 6?) from the surface where they are subject to the drill rows by animal power or in anythe changing temperatures to a high extent, suitable manner. At the front of the maso that they may embed suckers deep under chine, a pair of perpendicularly-arranged the soil, where they will find moisture and discs 0 are provided, which cut the soil at a nourishment even in dry periods. In this desired distance on both sides of the plant 65 way, the soil will be utilized to a much highand at the same time are movable by means or degree than heretofore. of handle 1'- to steer the machine. 1 As shown The action of deep replanting brings out in Fig. 1, the handle 71 may be merely conexcellent results also for the following reanected to the front brackets m of discs 0,

son: In the growing of the plant, there is a which may be loosely mounted so that a 76'- short interruption of augmentation, in conslight shifting of the discs will provide the sequence of which an increased growth takes necessary steering inconnection with the row place of the seed at the expense of the stalks. to be followed. A second pair of discs d, in-

Ever unnecessary action of the earth diclined somewhat from, the vertical, excavate rectly eneath the plants must be avoided, the soil on both sides of the row to ancertain 73 since the frost, for instance, may lift up the depth. A third pair of discs 6, inclined to earth and the plants may lose their entire a greater extent than discs cl, bring, almost contact with the ground and may, therefore, entirely, out or force the soil from the root-- freeze, causing the plants to perish. balls to thus dig a trench on each side of the The present invention will avoid the forerow. The ress wheels 7, followingdiscs e, so going, as the drill seed plants are sent down are adjusta 1y set together from two discs. into the soil by excavating the soil below the and are preferably made of cast steel and plants by special formed ploughshares or providedwith an outwardly bentedge, which discs, which do not move the plants in any will roll the soil together with the plants into way to one side but dig a ditch on both sides the excavation or trench. and set down the plants perpendicularly on The soil .whichwas excavated by the discs their exact locations. d and e is now shoved back to the middle by a The soil directly below the plants rests pair of vertical bevel wheels 9. Thereafter firm and solid; the root-stock with the earth the surface of the soil may: be made smooth ball is lowered as an entirety and covered by a harrow h, which is provided on the rear 96 carefully with soil, therewith fulfilling all portion of the carriage. I 5 requirements of the best art in transplanting The first pair of discs 0 is mounted on the cornseed. frame a in such a way that-it can be exactly Other objects and details will be more steered onboth sides of the drill row. For

fully disclosed hereafter, reference being that purpose, a handlebar 2' extends so far 7 taken to the accompanying drawing in back that it can easily be attended by the opwhich: erator seated on seat k of the deep-setting Figure 1 is a side elevation; plant machine. 1 V Fig. 2 is a top view of the deep-setting On each side of the discs care placed rale Plant machine; ing hooks 0 which operate on the soil atthe 16o side of the discs for the following discs and thereby assist them in the excavation of the trench.

The discs 0, d, e and f are suitably mounted on brackets or standards m, each of which may be provided with a slot n for the purpose of adjusting the disc in its bracket to thereby regulate the depth of the trench which it is desired to dig. Any suitable adjusting de-' vice, not shown, or even merely bolts and nuts may be provided to lock the discs in adjusted position. i

We claim as our invention l. A deep-setting plant machine for rows of plants, comprising a frame; wheels for the frame; a plurality of discs mounted on the frame for digging a trench on each side of a row of plants and thereunder; means on the frame for setting the plants into the i trenches; and means on the frame for smoothing the soil over the deep-set plants.

2. A deep-setting plant machine for rows of plants, comprising a frame; wheelsfor the frame; a plurality of pairs of discs mounted -on the frame for digging a trench on each side of a row of plants; a press wheel on the frame for setting the plants into the trenches; and means on the frame for smoothing the soil over the deep-set plants.

3. A deep-setting plant machine for rows of plants, comprising a frame; wheels for the frame; a plurality of pairs of discs mounted on the frame for digging a trenchon each side of a row of plants; a press wheel on the frame for setting the plantsinto the trenches; and a pair of bevel'wheels and a harrow at the rear end of the frame for smoothing the soil over the deep-set plants.

4. A deep-setting plant machine for rows of plants, comprising a frame; wheels for the frame; three pairs of discs mounted on the frame, the foremost pair being vertically mounted on the frame to cut the soil on each side of the row of plants and the second and third pairs of discs being angularly mounted on the frame and adapted to dig a trench on each side of the row; a press Wheel on the frame for setting the plants into the trenches; and means for smoothing the soil over the deep-set plants.

5. A deep-setting plant machine for rows of plants, comprising a frame; wheels for the frame; three pairs of discs mounted on the frame, the foremost pair being vertically mounted on the frame to cut the soil on each side of the row of plants and the second and third pairs of discs being angularly mounted on the frame and adapted to dig a trench on each side of the row, said third pair of discs being at a greater angle than the second set; a press Wheel on the frame for setting the plants into the trenches; and means for smoothing the soil over the deep-set plants.

6. A deep-setting plant machine for rows of plants, comprising a frame; wheels for the smoothing the soil over the deep-set plants.

7. A deep-setting plant machine for rows ofplants,comprising. a frame; wheels for the frame; three pairs of discs mounted on the frame, the foremost pair being vertically mounted on the frame to cut the soil on each side of the row of plants and the second and third pairs of discs being angularly mounted on the frame and adapted to dig a trench oneach side of the row, said third pair of discs being at a greater angle than the second set; a press wheel on the frame for setting the plants into the trenches; means for smoothing the soil over the deep-set plants; and a raking hook on each side of the first pair of discs. r

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures. I

HERMANN DENSTADT. FRIEDRICH DENSTADT. MAX VVEICHERT. 

